Lay
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Also, whenever something sad or horrible happens, you can count on him to coldly lay out the facts or state the status quo.
Source: Jerkass Has a Point - In addition to not being able to find anyone who actually knew him who liked him, they recorded interviews with people who came to walk by his casket as he lay in state.
Source: Confused Bystander Interview - As ninja, all the characters from Senran Kagura clearly state several times that they are ready to lay down their lives for their mission's sake or to defeat an enemy.
Source: Not Afraid to Die
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State and Lay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/state
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State or Lay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/state.
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